Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 68 What is Donglin?
On the large water transport ship, Taichang looked at the surging river in front of him, and was silent for a long time.

Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli stood behind him with shame on their faces, neither knowing what the emperor wanted to do.

Finally, Taichang murmured: "What do you think of Donglin?"

Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli looked at each other, both showing hesitation.

How is Donglin?
If it was changed to before, they would definitely say without hesitation that Dong Lin is a role model for officials, but this time, they seem to have seen a different Dong Lin.

The two hesitated for a while, until Taichang glanced over, and Sun Chengzong said with a little helplessness: "All the Qingliu in the court say that Donglin is upright and clean, and he is a model official, but this time, the minister thinks that Donglin did it It did pass."

When Taichang heard this, his eyes could not help but light up.

Sun Chengzong's words did not seem to be from Donglin's point of view!

He was quite surprised and said, "Aren't you Donglin?"

How do you say this?

Sun Chengzong hesitated for a moment, but still gritted his teeth and said: "All the Qingliu in the court are proud of Donglin, so many people will not deny that they are accused of being Donglin, but will accept it with pleasure. In fact, the real Donglin must have been to Donglin Academy. Those who have participated in the Donglin Conference are counted, and the Weichen has never been to Donglin Academy, so it cannot be regarded as the real Donglin, the emperor may think that the Weichen has two heads, but it is true."

It was so!
From the looks of it, this guy already has some opinions on Dong Lin.

It's no wonder that in the Tianqi Dynasty in history, when Wei Zhongxian massacred Donglin, he didn't risk his life to save Donglin with heavy soldiers in his hand.

How could I think that you have both ends, this is a good thing!
Hearing this, Taichang couldn't help asking Yuan Keli, "What about you, have you ever been to Donglin College?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Keli slowly shook his head and said, "I dare not lie to the emperor, I have never been to Donglin Academy, nor have I participated in the Donglin Conference."

very good!

Taichang said with a little excitement: "If you were given a choice, would you shed your blood for the country and the people, or would you go all out for Donglin?"

Do you even need to ask?
Both of them said without hesitation: "Of course it is for the country and the people!"

now it's right!

Taichang couldn't help but sighed: "You should have seen that the purpose of the party struggle is to fight for the control of the court. They don't care whether they are right or wrong, and they don't care about the danger of Ming Dynasty. If they continue to fight like this, Ming Dynasty will die!"

This?
The emperor actually said such words himself!
Both Sun Chuanting and Yuan Keli were shocked, and they didn't know how to answer the conversation.

Seeing this, Taichang shook his head slightly and said: "Forget it, let's not talk about the party struggle. I see that you are rare capable ministers and officials, and I can't bear you to be the victims of the party struggle, so I called you on board. Let me ask you, how about you listen to Donglin and follow them to continue fighting in the court, or listen to me and do something for Daming?"

There is no need to ask about this, Sun Chuanting and Yuan Keli are not the kind of people who like to fight among themselves.

Both of them cupped their hands without hesitation and said, "Of course I will listen to the emperor."

Obviously, the two of them had no intention of resisting being the emperor's cronies.

It's great!

In fact, even if they were Donglin, Taichang could only be forced to reuse these two.

No way, he really had no choice at this moment, because the gang of arrogant soldiers in Liaodong was simply not something ordinary people could live in. If Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng were sent there, they would probably treat Yuan Yingtai the same way, and they wouldn't urinate on them.

After all, Yuan Yingtai was still the former governor of Liaodong. He didn't urinate. Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng had never been to Liaodong. Why did they urinate?
In this case, we can only use the combination of Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli. At least, in history, when these two people were around, the arrogant soldiers in Liaodong did not dare to jump around, and Jiannu could do nothing about them. No.

Of course, if he goes to Liaodong in person, he will definitely be able to calm down those arrogant soldiers.

The problem is, he dare not go.

He wasn't afraid of building slaves, but he was afraid of Donglin and the eunuchs playing tricks behind him.

You know, to Dong Lin and the Eunuch Party, he is much more of a threat than Xiong Tingbi. If they don't even let Xiong Tingbi go, will they let him go?
Therefore, he can't take risks in Liaodong, at least not right now.

This is also the reason why he was silent at the beginning, because he really had a hard time making a choice, he couldn't go by himself, and if he handed over the military power of Liaodong to the two big bosses of Donglin, wouldn't that be asking for trouble!
Well now, since Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli are not the real Donglin, they can win them over well, and then entrust them with heavy responsibilities with confidence.

Thinking of this, Taichang nodded slightly, and said kindly: "Well, Zhisheng, do you think the situation in Liaodong can be saved? Should we immediately gather an army to drive Jiannu out of Liaodong?"

The reason why he asked this question was actually because of a question in his mind.

Because some people in later generations said that Sun Chengzong was the number one sinner of Ming Dynasty. People at that time believed that Shanhaiguan should be guarded to the death.

Is it really so?

Sun Chengzong heard the words and quickly dissuaded him: "Your Majesty, you can't do it. Jiannu is good at fighting in the wild. In the battle of Sarhu, after they snatched [-] to [-] horses, they are even more powerful in the wild. If we rashly organize There is no chance of winning the big army against them in the wilderness of Liaodong!"

This is the truth, before there are enough muskets and cannons, if you rush to fight Jian Nu in the wild, there is really no chance of winning.

This is the fact. In history, Chongzhen once put all his eggs in one basket and mobilized the last [-] elite troops of the Ming Dynasty to fight against Jiannu.

They rely on the large number of cavalry and strong mobility, so you have nothing to do with them.

If you attack in separate directions, he will take advantage of the mobility of the cavalry and concentrate his forces to defeat each of them.

If you advance in a group, he will let you advance, and when you are almost advanced, he will go around behind you to intercept the grain path.

Therefore, at this time, there is no need to fight Jiannu in the wild.

Taichang nodded slightly and said: "Then what do you think should be done? Do you stick to Shanhaiguan?"

Sun Chengzong still shook his head and said: "It's not enough to stick to it. Jiannu won the fertile fields of Liaodong, and they will continue to grow. The more we defend, the stronger they will be. In this way, we must continue to increase our troops, or we will not be able to defend. Your Majesty, you Think about it, now we have to station at least 10 soldiers on the front line of Shanhaiguan and Jizhou Town to guard Jiannu, 20 horses, how much is the food and salary a year, if we continue to increase the number of troops, how much will the food and salary be? , five years, ten years, [-] years? How much food will be wasted! Besides, if we don’t care about building slaves, they can definitely send troops to the grasslands and unify the Mongolian and Yuan tribes. Bypassing Shaanxi, how many troops do we have to invest in such a long line of defense?"

Yes!

Isn't it a joke to stick to Shanhaiguan?
If they stick to Shanhaiguan and let Jiannu do nothing, they can completely unify the Mongolian and Yuan tribes, and then detour through the grasslands to attack Daming!
People who build slaves are notoriously fond of detours. If you guard Shanhaiguan, he detours to Jizhou Town. If you guard Jizhou Town, he detours to Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, and Taiyuan Town. You guard Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, and Taiyuan Town. They detoured Yulin Town, Ningxia Town, and Ganzhou Town, no matter how many troops you put in, you can't defend them!

Hearing this, Taichang couldn't help but nodded and said, "What do you mean, we have to make continuous progress so that Jiannu have no time to develop or care about others, so that we can finally defeat them, right?"

Sun Chengzong hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "The emperor is wise, we need to clean up the remnants, stabilize our position, and establish a solid line of defense, and then use the shortcomings of Jiannu's inability to attack the city to advance with fortresses and make Jiannu tired of coping. Finally defeated Jiannu."

In fact, this method does cost money, and with Daming's current tax revenue, it really can't bear it.

However, it doesn't matter, the tax in Nanzhili has already begun to increase, and the income from the salt department, mineral income, official kiln income, and tea department income will be supplemented one after another, and the money for the fortress can still be collected.

Now, the most important thing is to buy time to develop new guns and artillery. As long as the new guns and artillery are mass-produced, the slave cavalry will be nothing to fear.

Therefore, at this stage, Sun Chengzong's strategy is the best. Jiannu must be held back in a steady and gradual manner, so that it cannot develop and run around.

Otherwise, after the new guns and artillery are manufactured, they rush to the Mengyuan grassland or even the vast sea, which will be troublesome.

(End of this chapter)